The fallen kingdom of Valhalla

Chapter 2.

Back at the castle the king wanted to send out men to go and look for them. As they stood there the two guards returned and as they got in the town the king stopped them and asked where the hell they are. They did not know what to say so they kept to the plan and said, “They were killed by the dragon my lord” The king stood there in silence and after a few seconds he asked them, Why did they not help them. The one guard told him about Parsaviles order and the king said nothing. But he turned around and slowly walked off to his throne, that is in the hall were they all took shelter that night off the storm.

The king sulked and did not think of anything else but his daughter that died. All that was going through his head was that he could have saved her if he just went himself. This was not a good time for the king, for he knew if he dies the kingdom had to go to some one that was not in his family. He would be the first king that had failed to keep a kingdom in his family, his father’s before him would have told him that he is a disgrace to their family. The king knew what had to be done and he did not want to announce it in his life time but it had to happen. The next day the king asked all the people to gather so that he could give them the bad news.

“Good day to you all and I hope you are well. You are wondering what this gathering is all about and I have some bad news to share with you today. The princes was in danger and it was a dragon that caused the danger to her life so I sent a man of the name Parsavile to go and save her but he and the princes died to this dragon and as sad as it is for you, it is for me to but we just have to live with the fact that they are dead.”

“And to Parsaviles family I send my regards, he did give his life to try and save my daughter. He died a hero and to honour him in his actions he is from this day forward Sir Parsavile the Grate and he will be remembered for what he did.” As the king gave this announcement Locus stood there smiling as if he had done something right but then they heard someone shouting from the back, it was a young boy he said that they are not dead and the boy’s mother covered his mouth with her hand. The king asked what the little boy said and the mother released him and he shouted that they are not dead. The king was furious at the boy and asked why he said so, the boy replied with. “I can see them walking toward the town’s gate my lord.” Everybody was looking and there the two of them was. The king raced to his daughter and hugged her so hard she could not breathe everybody screamed out of excitement and as fast as Locus could smile he lost his smile for he knew they knew what he had done and if the king hears that he would for sure be killed by the king himself. The king turned to Parsavile and shook his hand and said, “Thank you how can I ever repay you?” Parsavile replied with, “Let me work with you my lord” and the king nodded at him.

They all went back into the castle to eat and as they ate the king asked them what happened and why the guards lied to him. That was when Parsavile told the king about what the guards told them about the messenger and the king sighed and looked at the table where his food has been laying in the whit and gold plate. As the steam of the food went up the king started boiling of rage and knew what needed to be done.

The king left his plate on the table and stood up. “Father where are you going?” Layla asked and the king said nothing and started walking to one of the guards. All he said that day, is “Keep him close and don’t disturb me until I come out of my room.” The guards nodded and followed him to his room to guard it. The other guards went to check up on Locus. “What do you think is wrong with your father?” Parsavile asked Layla. “I do not know but, I would like to find out though.” She stood up to go to her father as they heard the guards shouting “Where is he?” Layla and Parsavile rushed to see what they are talking about.

As they came up to where the guards where shouting they stopped and stared at each other. “What are we going to do now they asked?” “What happened?” “We do not know but nothing..” Parsavile stopped the guard he was furious and walked to talk to the king. Layla followed him up the stairs but the guards stopped them before they could reach the door handle. “The king said that he should not be disturbed” But Parsavile pushed him away and Layla went in to find the king Lying on his bed dead. Layla started shouting “no father no!” Parsavile ran in the room and saw the kinga face down in a pool of blood on his bed with an arrow sticking out of his chest and only the top part of his body on the bed and his legs dangling of the bed.

With no hesitation he grabbed Layla and hugged her, he turned her body so that she could no longer see her dad just Lying there with no life in him. The guards ran to his aid to see if they could help him or possibly save him by carying him to the maester. “Is he dead?” Layla cried to Parsavile. “I am sorry” is all that could come out of his mouth and he did not know what else to do or say. Layla bursts out of his arms and ran to where they took the king , she saw him just laying there with no pain or suffering just lifeless with the arrow sticking out of him and the maester trying to help him. But he soon stopped after his attempt from pulling out the arrow because he saw the king is dead and there is no helping him anymore.

He looked up and saw Layla standing there with tears in her eyes that was going to haunt her for the rest of her life. He knew that on this day forward that there was going to be a war and it won’t stop until the one that is responsible for her father’s death is dead.

The next day Layla slipped out of the castle and took her horse with weapons to go and get revenge on the people that caused the death of the king. Parsavile wondered why Layla had not came out of her room yet. So he went and knocked on her door and listened to a call like I will be there soon or come in but yet no response.  He opened the door to not find her there but only the window that was opened and the wind blowing the Curtin against the wall. As Parsavile saw this he knew something was wrong.

He knew she would’ve wanted to get revenge on her father’s death. Parsavile did not know what to do next so he went out of her room to get people out to look for her. As he went out he froze in shock and confused emotions. He could not believe his eyes. “Dad?”

Layla struggled to keep her head up from all those tears she cried and no sleep , food or water. She was determent to find the people who killed her father. She stumbled upon a man in the woods. As she went closer the man started to blur so tired she was. The next moment she fainted as she was falling off of the             horse. Luckily the man in the woods cached her before she could hit the ground. Dark room with only one candle, the man sitting there fast asleep and the door that is locked is all she could see ones she has woken up. As she came up to sit up straight she knocked over a bowl of water and she sat there looking at the man starting to move around from almost waking up, from the noise she made. Layla walked to the door to check the lock out.

Where is the key she said to herself. She looked around. She went through the man’s drawers and his clothes but no sign of the key. And that is when she saw the key. Wresting on top of the man’s legs under his hand with only the tip of the key peeking out. She went to grab the key but the man has woken from his sleep, she did not notice it. She took the key and went up to the door. As she puts the key in the door, the man took her by surprise from behind and lifted her up so that her legs where dangling in the air.

She shouted and she kicked and she swung her head around but nothing. The man was too strong for her. He thru her on the bed and said she must keep still. She sat there and every time he came close she would kick him. She asked, “What do you want from me?” The man replied with “What do you want from me?” Layla sat there and starred him down and said, “You are the one that is keeping me as a prisoner.” “Sorry if you see it like that but I saved your life he replied.” “Saved me? No I am the one who you should be saved from you.” The man burst out from the laughter. She did not think that this was a joke so she swiftly jumped up and kicked him in the face with her left foot. The right foot she kicked him in his stomach. The man stumbled back and he cached his breath and he started to charge her. He tackled her against the wall and they both fell over as the wall broke and she landed on top of him. The man wanted to throw her off of him and as he planned to do so she held on to him. They stared into each others eyes and they felt a connection. They moved their faces closer to each other and they paused for a while. But there it was the moment they would never have been thinking of. They kissed and they both where so shocked but they did not stop.